1 posts categorized "Gay Marriage"

11/05/2013

Full disclosure here. Ten years ago I would not have drawn this cartoon.
On the contrary, in my editorial cartoons and in my comic strip,
Prickly City, I was adamently opposed to the notion of gay marriage.

Not that I hated my gay friends but that I was being
protective of the sanctity of marriage. A cornerstone of western culture
for thousands of years. To redefine it so radically took a lot of
thinking. Over the decade I did just that. Growing to realize that it
was, firstly, discriminatory to deny Americans the right to enter
willingly into a civil union allowed to others. Finally, recognizing the
moral obligation dictated by my Libertarian leanings that the
individual has the right to define his or her relationships in whatever
fashion they feel best suits them.

So hurrah for Illinois. Here's hoping the rest of
the United States follows suit and we can confront, together, the
daunting issues that challenge us.

About this blog

A lot of dreams don’t come true in this world. Mine did, I am now the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune. The Tribune has a long and storied history of editorial cartooning. From John T. McCutcheon to Orr to Parrish right on through to Dick Locher and Jeff MacNelly. There is no other place that any cartoonist would rather draw for than right here. This blog writes a new page in that history. Here you will see my editorial cartoons as well as my nationally syndicated comic strip, Prickly City. I invite you to comment. I look forward to our conversation.
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